| Author |
 Topic  |
|
|
oflander
USA
4 Posts |
 Posted - 04/25/2013 : 15:42:16
|
JoAnn fabric, or other such places sell a blue marking pen that is water soluble. I use it to mark off every 10 stitches and mark each box a,b,c,d on the vertical and 1,2,3,4, on the horizontal etc. After stitching a color in I generally color in on the pattern sheet to show what has been done. Use a very light color, so as to not block out the symbol color or shape. Most patterns are to small to see well on large projects, so I blow them up on my printer scanner. Hope this helps someone.  |
|
|
anjalorum
United Kingdom
7 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2013 : 08:15:02
|
I enlarge graphs and then mark each stitch with highlighter pens using different colours it should look like stitching done it works for me anyway.
quote:
Originally posted by oflander
JoAnn fabric, or other such places sell a blue marking pen that is water soluble. I use it to mark off every 10 stitches and mark each box a,b,c,d on the vertical and 1,2,3,4, on the horizontal etc. After stitching a color in I generally color in on the pattern sheet to show what has been done. Use a very light color, so as to not block out the symbol color or shape. Most patterns are to small to see well on large projects, so I blow them up on my printer scanner. Hope this helps someone.
|
 |
|
|
Amber
Denmark
112 Posts |
Posted - 09/10/2013 : 12:38:52
|
| I also use highlighters on my done stitches. But if I have a pattern of my own design I re-use, I cold-laminate it, then use white-board pens on that. I just wipe it clean to re-use. |
|
|
|
Stitch26
USA
4 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2025 : 03:44:12
|
I usually try to use PDF versions of patterns and use Adobe Acrobat to cross off stitches as I go. If I need to, I try to digitize my pattern for personal use to make it easier and more portable than a paper copy. As far as keeping track of my place on the fabric, I really don't typically do large projects so I find it pretty easy to keep my place. However, I've seen people who "grid" their fabric by putting in lines of waste stitches about ten bars apart from each other, some going up and down, and others going left to right to create their *own* grid. When they finish with their project, they remove the "grid" stitches. One gentleman on Facebook (Tattooed Cross Stitch Man is his handle) uses florescent fishing line because it's strong & light enough to use for gridding, but slippery enough that your needle will slide past it instead of piercing it. I don't know if these things may help, but I hope they at least give you some ideas as to what may work best for you. Happy Stitching! :-D
Sarah M Willard |
|
|
| |
Topic |
|
|
|
helping to keep track of your stitches
